I'm a 20 year old female. About three years ago I suffered a severe lower back injury and had to have surgery to correct it. My back is now fully functional and I can do strenuous activities but I do have mild to moderate daily pain. There is a visible three-inch scar. I went to see a recruiter today about joining the Army and he said I could get a tattoo over the scar so the injury wouldn't be discovered during my medical evaluation. Is this ethical? Should I lie about my injury/surgery? If I did admit to my injury, would I be disqualified from joinging the Army or limited in any way in what they would allow me to do?
2007-11-04 12:38:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The pain doesn't concern me. I've lived with it so long and I work in construction right now. It might get a little more sore, but I've been training physically for months now so I'd be used to it by the time I enlisted. I know the pain itself won't limit me, I'm just scared of them finding out and limiting me against my will.
2007-11-04 12:50:57 · update #1
No lumbar fusion. I fractured my L4 and L5 vertebrae and had a discectomy performed on the L4-L5 and L5-S1 discs.
2007-11-04 14:50:45 · update #2
To be honest most recruiters tell you to lie when you go to MEPS. The question is if your back still bothers you, would that be a problem??? I wouldnt go to all the work of tatooing to cover it.
Go to a different recruiter (if possible) and explain the same thing. You could get a waiver, it will be annoying because you'll need all your medical forms from your surgery saying when it was, that your ok ect. In good news it get you in with out lying.
2007-11-04 12:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by woofywaffles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-20 02:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in a similar situation to yours when I joined. I was 19 with a prior back injury. I had crushed two vertebrate and then had them fused together. I wanted to serve, so I lied. No Army doctor at MEPS or otherwise has noticed. I've been in for nine years now.
Whether this is ethical or not is a question not easily answered. Yes lying is bad, but serving your country is a good thing. So the question is does the means justify the end. For me it did.
I really wanted to serve, at times I'm in pain. But compared to other soldiers I see I'm doing better than they are.
2007-11-04 17:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by voelker_n 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 08:03:35 · answer #5 · answered by kizzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had a lumbar fusion, that is disqualifying for entry into the armed forces. If that is the case, don't lie about it. It will become symptomatic during your basic training and result in discovery, appearance before a medical board and a discharge. That doesn't even count the time, money and energy devoted to ferreting out your lie and dealing with it.
2007-11-04 14:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. self injury and attempted suicide are both PDQs with no waivers authorized. you will not be allowed to enlist. choose another path.
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2016-04-14 01:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!
YOU WILL REGRET IT OUR GEAR WITH OUR WEAPONS AND COMBAT LOAD IS ABOUT 60 POUNDS. IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE ALOT BUT WHEN YOU DEPLOY WHICH THERE IS A BIG CHANCE OF, YOU WILL WEAR YOUR GEAR EVERY DAY AND PEOPLE WILL BE DEPENDING ON YOU TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UP. NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T BUT IS IT WORTH HURTING YOURSELF WORSE?
2007-11-04 13:56:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
join the Marines..they are taking anybody right now..but I think I would rethink the service..if you have pain you are asking for trouble in Basic
2007-11-04 12:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋